DPSST BP398 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
1. Who is considered an elder (senior citizen)?: A person 65 years or older
2. Who should be contacted on every call of possible elder abuse?: Protective services
3. What types of abuse do we see with elders?: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual abuse,
Neglect, Financial Exploitation
4. What is the Elder Abuse Prevention Act?: This Act establishes procedures for elders to seek restraining
orders when they've been subjected to abuse
5. If DHS conducts an investigation/report on elderly abuse, how long does LE have to finish
their investigation?: 120 days upon receipt of report
6. When reading a person their rights or implied consent (any other required documentation
for DUII), MUST a person understand the information? Yes or No?: No, it's not a requirement the person
understand it, they Must just be conscious when informed
7. In general is hearsay testimony (including hearsay police reports) admissible in implied
consent hearings? Yes or No?: Yes
8. What is a child considered to be?: An unmarried person under 18
9. What type of abuse could you see with a child?: Physical (bruises, fractures, head injuries, abdominal trauma,
burns)
Emotional maltreatment Sexual
abuse and exploitation Neglect
Threat of harm
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, Buying or selling (trafficking)
Manufacture of Meth
Exposure to controlled substances
10. Does child abuse occur across every socioeconomic level? Yes or No?: Yes
11. What are some parent/caregiver risk factors that frequently contribute to negative
patterns of family functioning (abuse)?: - Personality characteristics and psycho-logical well-being
- History of maltreatment
- Substance
- Attitudes and Knowledge
12. What are some family risk factors that contribute to abuse?: Specific Life Situations
Parent/Child interactions
13. What is the riskiest home living situation for child abuse?: Single parent and
unmarried partner
14. What are some child factors that lead to the vulnerability of child abuse?: -
Child's age
Child's development (physical, emotional, mental, social)
15. What are some environmental factors that lead to the vulnerability of child
abuse?: Poverty
Social Isolation
Unemployment Community
characteristics
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ANSWERS
1. Who is considered an elder (senior citizen)?: A person 65 years or older
2. Who should be contacted on every call of possible elder abuse?: Protective services
3. What types of abuse do we see with elders?: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual abuse,
Neglect, Financial Exploitation
4. What is the Elder Abuse Prevention Act?: This Act establishes procedures for elders to seek restraining
orders when they've been subjected to abuse
5. If DHS conducts an investigation/report on elderly abuse, how long does LE have to finish
their investigation?: 120 days upon receipt of report
6. When reading a person their rights or implied consent (any other required documentation
for DUII), MUST a person understand the information? Yes or No?: No, it's not a requirement the person
understand it, they Must just be conscious when informed
7. In general is hearsay testimony (including hearsay police reports) admissible in implied
consent hearings? Yes or No?: Yes
8. What is a child considered to be?: An unmarried person under 18
9. What type of abuse could you see with a child?: Physical (bruises, fractures, head injuries, abdominal trauma,
burns)
Emotional maltreatment Sexual
abuse and exploitation Neglect
Threat of harm
1
, Buying or selling (trafficking)
Manufacture of Meth
Exposure to controlled substances
10. Does child abuse occur across every socioeconomic level? Yes or No?: Yes
11. What are some parent/caregiver risk factors that frequently contribute to negative
patterns of family functioning (abuse)?: - Personality characteristics and psycho-logical well-being
- History of maltreatment
- Substance
- Attitudes and Knowledge
12. What are some family risk factors that contribute to abuse?: Specific Life Situations
Parent/Child interactions
13. What is the riskiest home living situation for child abuse?: Single parent and
unmarried partner
14. What are some child factors that lead to the vulnerability of child abuse?: -
Child's age
Child's development (physical, emotional, mental, social)
15. What are some environmental factors that lead to the vulnerability of child
abuse?: Poverty
Social Isolation
Unemployment Community
characteristics
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